Overview

• The Guangxi Pingguo midfielder was pushed by Chongqing’s Zhang Zhixiong during Sunday’s match and struck his head on pitchside advertising boards.
• The club’s medical bulletin reported multiple cervical fractures and nerve damage with a risk of severe paraplegia.
• Surgeons operated on October 8, and subsequent updates say he is stable, though the possibility of paralysis has not been ruled out.
• The referee classified Zhang’s challenge as imprudent and issued a yellow card, and the report stated the perimeter boards met international standards.
• Chongqing apologized and sent representatives, including Zhang, to visit him in hospital, and the club says he will miss the rest of the season with his career potentially in jeopardy.